CRUELTY TO NATIVES.
CHARGES AGAINST THE CANNING EXPEDITION.
REPORT OF COMMISSIONERS
PERTH, February 22
The report of the Commissioners appointed to enquire into certain charges against the Canning expedition of 1906, is being considered by the Cabinet.
The Commissioners held that cruelty to and the compulsion, captivity,' and chaining of natives under any circumstances were unlawful; that want of thought' was shown by members of the expedition, that in connection with the method adopted in one instance it was absolutely unjustifiable. Charges of immorality with native women have since been withdrawn. They were absolutely unfounded. Deaths on the previous expeditions would probably not have occurred had the natives been used to show the locality of wells. The commissioners referred to previous instances where the practice of chaining natives to compel them to show where there was water, had been resorted to. It is stated that Mr Canning sought to ensure the safety of members of his party by acting as he did.
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Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXI, Issue 903, 24 February 1908, Page 5
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162CRUELTY TO NATIVES. Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXI, Issue 903, 24 February 1908, Page 5
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